The previous Ford Mustang was a representative of the large-displacement muscle sports car, but in today's gradual embrace of new energy, it has slowly become a classic and sentiment. However, since it is the "dream lover" in the minds of many people, Ford has continued to use mustang as a label in the process of embracing electrification, and its first model is the Mustang Mach-E. Don't look at The Mustang Mach-E is a newcomer who can cannibalize most of the Model Y's market share in the United States, ranking second in the U.S. pure electric SUV market. Therefore, when you experience it, you will feel that it is worth having like the previous Mustang.
The Name of Mach-E comes from the original Mustang high-performance version of Mach 1. As early as 1969, when the Mach 1 was one of the fastest cars in the world, with an acceleration time of only 5.5 seconds from 0-60 mph, and Mach (Mach) is a common quantifier in the field of aviation, often used to calculate the speed of flight, Mach 1 equals the speed of sound, such a fast sports car, it is no wonder worthy of the name "Mach". Now that it is replaced by electricity, it is natural to replace 1 with E, which represents "Electric", and finally combine it to become Mach-E.
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Who are the main domestic competitors?
Like the American market, the current domestic pure electric SUV of about 300,000 yuan is the best selling Model Y, then After Music Mach-E enters the country, its number one player is Model Y. Of course, the starting price of Musk Mach-E of 265,000 can be more attractive than the Model Y, and Ford's car-making experience is also richer than Tesla', and some human interaction experience believes that Mustang Mach-E performs better. The most important thing is that Tesla is famous for cutting leeks, and slowly appearing to the point of "rotten street", Mustang Mach-E at least has an excellent return rate.
Of course, in addition to the Model Y pacesetter to surpass, Mustang Mach-E also has to beware of the catch-up of latecomers, like the Extreme Kr 001 from the Chinese brand has a low-rise, hunting coupe design, and at the same time immediately after the listing of the order, it is conceivable that this product endorsed by Geely Automobile is deeply loved by consumers. And the long endurance of the krypton 001 and the selling point of the high-horsepower motor will have a great impact on the Mustang Mach-E.
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What are the motor parameters and endurance of each model
Mustang Mach-E has launched a total of five models, each with four power parameters to choose from, and the endurance and power parameters between different models will be different. They are the standard endurance rear-drive version (maximum power 201kW, peak torque 430N·m, cruising range 513km, 0-100km/h acceleration time of 7 seconds); long-endurance after-drive version (maximum power 224kW, peak torque 430N·m, cruising range 619km, 0-100km/h acceleration time of 7 seconds); long-endurance full-drive performance version (maximum power 260kW, peak torque 730N·m, cruising range 540km, 0-100km/ GT Frist Edition (maximum power 359 kW, peak torque 859 N·m, cruising range 492 km, 0-100 km/h acceleration time 3.65 sec).
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How does the cheapest "electric horse" perform?
This model is not only the cheapest one in the Mustang Mach-E, but also the one with the least motor horsepower, but the price is not weak. At least when you gently step on the accelerator pedal power will appear immediately, and the continuous pedaling power will continue to be output. If you are a loyal car fan, the logo of the "Mustang" in the past brought you the muscular acceleration power of the large-displacement gasoline engine, and now it is changed to the Mustang Mach-E, which is similar to tesla's no delay and rapid acceleration, although it is fast, but the form of expression is already a product of two eras.
If you want to feel that strong feeling of pushing back, this introductory "electric horse" can easily give you, and the sudden feeling of pushing back is a continuous linear acceleration. Although the motor horsepower parameters are not top-notch, it is enough to make friends who are used to fuel vehicles feel addicted. Assuming the performance version or even the GT version, I believe it will make you re-understand what is the new era of Mustang.
Some people worry that now that they have become "electric horses", will the exhaust sound that once fascinated most people disappear? It doesn't matter, since the drive form is powered, the car is equipped with a simulated sound wave function. Although the exhaust sound of the post-electronic processing is a little worse than the previous "roaring sound", if there is a better than nothing, it is also a tribute to Mustang.
The name of the mustang Mach-E's driving mode is also very interesting, becoming whispered, winning and unruly, respectively. The literal meaning is easy to understand, but in fact, it corresponds to economic, ordinary and sports modes respectively. Among them, whispering power output is the most peaceful; the winning power performance will be slightly stronger, and there will be no obvious energy recovery feeling; the uninhibited power output is the most enjoyable, and the energy recovery intensity of the tram will change with the adjustment of driving mode. In addition, it is equipped with a single pedal mode, the maximum energy recovery intensity, the old driver can try to achieve the effect of deceleration without braking in this mode.
0-100km/h acceleration test
The official announcement is that the entry-level model has a zero-hundred acceleration time of 6.2 seconds. So what is the actual acceleration performance of this car? Adjust the driving mode to "Uninhibited" and turn off the body stability control system. Although the motor horsepower is not large, but the full electric door down can bring you a clear sense of push back, the final measured 6.5 seconds of zero hundred test time and the official calibration time gap is not large.
100-0km/h brake test
The Mustang Mach-E has good acceleration, so how does the braking perform? First of all, the whole series of models is equipped with Brembo all-aluminum four-piston front wheel calipers as standard, and the top model also has GT exclusive red calipers. If you compare the actual brake foot feeling with the Tesla Model Y, you will feel that the Mustang Mach-E is relatively linear and not tight, but if you see it as a car off the track, I believe you will prefer tesla's brake foot feeling of coming at one point, and the measured braking performance of 39.48 meters has some room for improvement for this positioning model.
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Will an electrified horse have fun driving?
Ford has always had a good texture performance in terms of model handling, so The Mustang Mach-E has the classic "Pony logo" blessing, and naturally pays great attention to its handling performance. The entire chassis adjustment bias movement, mainly reflected in the support in the corners, to know that this is a medium-sized pure electric SUV, the bend control of the corner is absolutely higher than the average performance of this level.
Of course, this has a certain relationship with its battery layout, located between the front and rear axles, can balance the counterweight of the whole car, followed by a longer suspension stroke, theoretically there is a lot of room for suspension compression caused by extreme control, and the suspension adjustment has a more obvious damping. Therefore, when driving on the daily road, you can feel a more obvious road feeling. Fortunately, even if the road impact causes the body to jump, the suspension does not produce unnecessary action, and the unity is very strong.
If you want to pick a little thorn in the handling, then the Goodyear Eagle Chi tire with a specification of 225/60 R18 is a little narrow for the tire width setting of the main control model, and the second is the main silence, otherwise the above brake test results can perform better, and the control limit will be higher. Of course, friends who are not short of money can choose gt in one step, because that car is equipped with Pirelli P Zero tires with a specification of 245/45 R20, of course, if this model can support the optional GT version of the same size tires, it is better.
The steering power is overall light, even in Sport mode. However, the damping sensation created is more delicate, so it will give people a precise steering feeling, even if the size of this "electric horse" is not small, but it is very flexible to open.
Winding test
Noise test
When driving intensely, you may need a rousing simulated sound wave to accompany your mindset. However, every day you drive it, you still need it to be like a normal pure electric car, bringing you a quiet driving environment. In the actual driving experience, the overall noise level is at a low level, and with B&O sound support, you can enjoy better sound quality.
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About buying a car and looking at a car
If you want to see the Mustang Mach-E's real car, you can only enjoy it at 23 city stores across the country. At the same time, the vehicle is sold through the direct sales model. The direct sales model can be understood as between the traditional dealer distribution and the factory's direct operation, the user's car order, pay the final payment will be through the Official Ford channel, the city store does not have product price control, only need to provide the introduction of the model, test drive process and after-sales service and other work. Let's say the customer wants to order a car, and can only do it through the app.
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Static review of the Ford Mustang Mach-E
In terms of design, since it was named Mustang Mach-E, it has made many styling elements that pay tribute to the classic model, but as a tram, it has some future-proof designs. Make a perfect design balance between the classic and the futuristic.
Mustang Mach-E paint color types and optional price:
The wheel shape of each size has corresponded to the standard model:
Mustang Mach-E two sets of interior colors:
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How does the intelligent configuration of the electric horse perform?
First of all, in the automatic driving project that everyone is most concerned about, the test drive adopts a monocular camera + millimeter wave radar scheme, of which the number of cameras is 6 (5 outside the car + 1 inside the car); the number of ultrasonic radar is 12, the millimeter wave radar is 5, and there is also a driver attention monitoring camera in the car. At the same time, the Mustang Mach-E series is equipped with Ford Co-Pilot 360 Intelligent Driving Assistance System as standard, including ACC full speed domain adaptive cruise belt Stop & Go automatic follow-up, TSR traffic sign recognition, speed limit assist, LCC lane center assist, LKA lane keeping assist belt edge monitoring, PCA anti-collision assistance system, CTA reverse car early warning, PIB post-collision active braking system, BLIS blind zone monitoring, LCWA lane change warning and assist, RBA reversing brake assist, front/rear parking distance warning system, DAS fatigue driving warning, etc.
In terms of car machinery, Mustang Mach-E uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 820A level chip, adopts Ford's latest SYNC+2.0 car machine system, and has made some local optimizations in functions for the use habits of Chinese people. For example, it has built-in functions such as iQiyi, Baidu Map and Meituan Takeaway, but it does not have mobile phone interconnection functions such as Apple CarPlay and Baidu CarLife.
Ford provides the Mustang Mach-E with a visual virtual voice assistant, VPA. Depending on the user's instructions, VPA also has a variety of interesting image changes to enhance the interactive experience. Through the voice control system that cooperates with Baidu, VPA also has functions such as natural semantic recognition, speech interruption, multi-round dialogue, wake-free, partition control and even recognition of Chinese and English mix-and-match instructions.
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Summary of the full text
The Mustang classic car logo has a appeal in the US market, which leads to its hot performance in the local market. In the minds of Chinese car fans, Mustang's car logo is more recognizable than most people, and Mustang Mach-E's own product strength and pricing are set reasonably, so it is capable of catching up with Model Y in China, but it also prevents the chaser behind it from extreme krypton 001, and even becomes a three-game situation.